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- MUSIC RACK HOLDER} No. 389,346. Patented Sept. 11, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Oriana,

ALBERT WM. UTZINGER, OF ASTORIA, OREGON.

MUSIC-RACK HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 389,346, dated September 11, 1888.

Application filed March 10,1888. Serial No. 266,586.

.To aZZ whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, ALBERT WM. UTZIN- GER, of Astoria, in the county of Olatsop and State of Oregon, have invented a new and Improved Music-Rack Holder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Myinvention relates to a music-rack holder, and has for its object to provide a simple, inexpensive, light, durable, and eiiicient device of this character, adapted more especially for holding book or sheet music on a clarionet, piccolo, flute, or other musical instrument.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts of the music-rack holder, all as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a clarionet with my improved music-rack holder applied thereto; and Fig. 2 is an enlarged end view of the rack-holder, with the clarionet in crosssection on the line a" a", Fig. 1.

In carrying out my invention I provide a couple of split rings, A B, adapted to encircle the body of the clarionet G, or a flute, piccolo, or other musical instrument of like general character. Each of these rings is provided with a screw, D, adapted to clamp it tightly to the instrument, and is also provided with an upright rod, E, which is formed at its upper end with an eye, E, which a bar, G, is adapted to enter and in which the bar may slide for allowing proper adjustment of the clamp-rings A B to musical instruments of different lengths. The eye F of one of the rods E, preferably the one nearest the mouth-piece of the instrument 0, is provided with a set screw, H, which may be turned in against the bar G to hold it firmly to prevent its accidental endwise movement in the eyes F of the ringrods E.

On thelongitudinally-ranging bar G is fitted a collar, I, which is adapted to slide along the bar and carries an upright stem, J, to which is to be attached in any suitable way the music-rack K, which may have any ordinary or approved construction. The collar I is pro vided with aset-screw,L, which may be turned in against the bar G to hold the music-rack at any required distance from the eyes of the performer. The bar G is preferably made rectangular or flattened at one side, so that there will be no chance of the collar I and the mu- (X0 model.)

sic-rack K turning or swinging down to either side of the instrument.

I prefer to make the rods E separate from the rings A. B, and screw the lower ends of the rods into tapped holes in the rings or in projections thereon, as shown most clearly in Fig. 2 of the drawings, which construction allows the rings to remain 011 the instrument, while the rods E and other fixtures may be removed at any time.

The ringsB may be made complete to tightly fit the instrument without using the screws D, or the rings may be those usually placed on instruments of this character, as will readily be understood.

It is obvious that with a music-rack holder constructed as above described music in books or sheets may be held to an instrument in a most secure and convenient manner, and the entire holder is very light, weighing but a few ounces, but is also very strong and durable and may be readily applied to or removed from a clarionet or other musical instrument.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, in a music-rack holder, of rings or supports adapted to the body of a elarionct or other musical instrument and provided with eyes, a bar fitted to said eyes, and a collar fitted on the bar and carrying a music-rack, substantially as herein set forth.

2. The combination, in a music-rack holder, of clamp-rings A B, provided with rods E, carrying eyes F, a bar, G, fitted adj ustably in the eyes, a collar, I, fitted adjustably on the bar and adapted to support a music-rack, and means for clamping the bar to one of the eyes F and clamping the collar I to the bar, sub stantially as described, for the purposes set forth.

3. The combination, in a musierack holder, of split clamp-rings A B, provided with screws I), and also with rods E, carrying eyes F, a bar, G, fitted adjustably in the eycs,asetscrew, H, holding the bar against cndwise movement, a collar, 1, fitted adjustably on the bar G, and provided with a set-screw, L, and also provided with a stem, J, adapted to carry a musicrael;, substantially as described, for the purposes set forth.

ALBERT M. UTZIXGER. lVitnesses;

NICHOLAS H. Wanner-2, GEO. A. Srnnnms. 

